Python: Find a palindrome of a given length containing a given string

Python Programming Puzzles: Exercise-95 with Solution

Write a Python program to find a palindrome of a given length containing a given string.

Input:  madam , 7
Output:
madaadam

Input:  madam , 6
Output:
maddam

Input: madam , 5
Output:
maaaam

Input:  madam , 3
Output:
maam

Input:  madam , 2
Output:
mm 

Input: madam , 1
Output:
aa

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

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def test(s, length):
    s_index = 0
    length_half = (length - (length % 2)) // 2
    ans = ""
    while len(ans) < length_half:
        ans += s[s_index%len(s)]
        s_index += 1
    if length % 2 == 1:
        ans += "a"
    return ans + ans[::-1] 

s = 'madam'
length = 7
print("String and length of the palindrome:",s,",",length)
print("Palindrome of the said string and length:")
print(test(s, length))
s = 'madam'
length = 6
print("\nString and length of the palindrome:",s,",",length)
print("Palindrome of the said string and length:")
print(test(s, length))
length = 5
print("\nString and length of the palindrome:",s,",",length)
print("Palindrome of the said string and length:")
print(test(s, length))
length = 3
print("\nString and length of the palindrome:",s,",",length)
print("Palindrome of the said string and length:")
print(test(s, length))
length = 2
print("\nString and length of the palindrome:",s,",",length)
print("Palindrome of the said string and length:")
print(test(s, length))
length = 1
print("\nString and length of the palindrome:",s,",",length)
print("Palindrome of the said string and length:")
print(test(s, length))

Sample Output:

String and length of the palindrome: madam , 7
Palindrome of the said string and length:
madaadam

String and length of the palindrome: madam , 6
Palindrome of the said string and length:
maddam

String and length of the palindrome: madam , 5
Palindrome of the said string and length:
maaaam

String and length of the palindrome: madam , 3
Palindrome of the said string and length:
maam

String and length of the palindrome: madam , 2
Palindrome of the said string and length:
mm

String and length of the palindrome: madam , 1
Palindrome of the said string and length:
aa

Flowchart:

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